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#Clicking on the <span class="button">Start</span> button, go to <span class="button">Programs</span>, then <span class="button">Eudora</span>, and select <span class="button">Eudora Lite</span>.
 
#Clicking on the <span class="button">Start</span> button, go to <span class="button">Programs</span>, then <span class="button">Eudora</span>, and select <span class="button">Eudora Lite</span>.
 
#Click <span class="button">Tools</span> and select <span class="button">Filters</span>.
 
#Click <span class="button">Tools</span> and select <span class="button">Filters</span>.
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#Click on <span class="button">New</span>.
 
#Click on <span class="button">New</span>.
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#For this example, check the <span class="button">Incoming</span> box.
 
#For this example, check the <span class="button">Incoming</span> box.
 
#Choose <span class="button">From:</span> from the drop-down menu next to <span class="button">Header:</span>.
 
#Choose <span class="button">From:</span> from the drop-down menu next to <span class="button">Header:</span>.
 
#In the drop-down menu directly under <span class="button">Header:</span>, choose <span class="button">contains</span>.
 
#In the drop-down menu directly under <span class="button">Header:</span>, choose <span class="button">contains</span>.
 
#In the box next to <span class="button">contains</span>, enter the email address (or part) that you're trying to filter. We've used ''unwanted@spam.com''.
 
#In the box next to <span class="button">contains</span>, enter the email address (or part) that you're trying to filter. We've used ''unwanted@spam.com''.
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#In the <span class="button">Action</span> box, choose what you want to do with the filtered email. In this case, choose <span class="button">Server Options</span>.
 
#In the <span class="button">Action</span> box, choose what you want to do with the filtered email. In this case, choose <span class="button">Server Options</span>.
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#Check the <span class="button">Delete</span> box.
 
#Check the <span class="button">Delete</span> box.
 
#Click the <span class="button">X</span> in the upper right-hand corner to close the window.
 
#Click the <span class="button">X</span> in the upper right-hand corner to close the window.
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This example created a filter that looks for ''unwanted@spam.com'' in the '''From:''' line of an email. If it finds a message with ''unwanted@spam.com'' in the '''From:''' line, it will then delete it.
 
This example created a filter that looks for ''unwanted@spam.com'' in the '''From:''' line of an email. If it finds a message with ''unwanted@spam.com'' in the '''From:''' line, it will then delete it.
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#Click <span class="button">Yes</span> when asked if you'd like to save changes.
 
#Click <span class="button">Yes</span> when asked if you'd like to save changes.
  
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Revision as of 12:15, 29 April 2009

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Standard filtering

  1. Clicking on the Start button, go to Programs, then Eudora, and select Eudora Lite.
  2. Click Tools and select Filters.
    Wineu5filt1.png
  3. Click on New.
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  4. For this example, check the Incoming box.
  5. Choose From: from the drop-down menu next to Header:.
  6. In the drop-down menu directly under Header:, choose contains.
  7. In the box next to contains, enter the email address (or part) that you're trying to filter. We've used unwanted@spam.com.
    Wineu5filt3.png
  8. In the Action box, choose what you want to do with the filtered email. In this case, choose Server Options.
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  9. Check the Delete box.
  10. Click the X in the upper right-hand corner to close the window.
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This example created a filter that looks for unwanted@spam.com in the From: line of an email. If it finds a message with unwanted@spam.com in the From: line, it will then delete it.


SpamAssasin Filter

  1. Click on Tools and select Filters.
  2. Click on New to create a new filter.
  3. The fields on the right should be filled out as follows:
    Header: "X-Spam-Flag:" (without quotes)
    appears
    ignore
  4. Beneath Action, choose what you'd like to do with the message from the drop-down menu. To move it to another folder, select Transfer To.
  5. Next to your selected action, a field for additional information will be activated. In the case of discarding the message, select Trash

from the menu.

  1. Click on the x at the top/right of the Filters window.
  2. Click Yes when asked if you'd like to save changes.
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